Improvement in cigar-tips



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Cigar-Tip. N0. 163'141'V t Patented Mah/11,1875.

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PATENT EEIoE.

FRANCIS BOURNE, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN CIGAR-TIPS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 163,141, dated May l1,1875; application led April 20, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS BoURNE, of Boston, in the county of Suffolkand State of Massachusetts, have inven ted certain Im provements inCigar-Tips, of which the following is a specification:

In the accompanying drawings forming a l part of this specitication,Figures l and 2 represent two forms of my improved tip.

My invention has for its object to provide a tip for cigars which willignite quickly, and adhere-firmly to the end ot' the cigar without theuse of a special adhesive material. To this end my invention consists ina cigar-tip composed of a suitable combustible comminuted substance ormixture, saturated with collodion, and applied while wet to the end of acigar, the collodion causing the comminuted substance to adhere firmlyto the end ot' the cigar, and rendering the tip highly inflammable, as Iwill now proceed to describe.

ln the drawings, a represents a cigar, and b the tip, which latter iscomposed of any suitable combustible comminuted material or mixture,saturated with collodion. I prefer to employ for the comminuted materiala mixture of tobacco and pyroxyline in about equal parts. This mixtureis converted into a thick paste by the collodion, and in this conditionis applied to the end ot' a cigar, and molded into any desired shape.The collodion, being very adhesive, as Well as iuliammable, causes thecomminuted particles to adhere firmly together, and to the end of thecigar, and also causes the tip to ignite with great readiness upon theapplication of heat.

The tip may be provided with a secondary tip, c, adapted to be ignitedby friction, like that of a match. When the secondary tip is employed Iprefer to elongate or round the end of the tip b, as shown in Fig. 1. Itmay, however, be of any desired shape.

As I have before implied, I do not confine myself to any particularmaterial or mixture for the body of my improved tip, as almost anycombustible material will answer the purpose, the essential feature ofmy invention being the employment of collodion as a highlyinflammable,as well as adhesive, material for uniting the particles of' acombustible comminuted material, rendering them more combustible, andcausing the mixture thus formed to adhere to the end of the cigar.

The mixture ot' pyroxyline and tobacco with oollodion forms a bodywhich, when ignited, willburn for a considerable length of time, andwill ignite the end of the cigar without the necessity of the smokerdrawn@ air through the cigar into his mouth until the tip is consumed.

This tip will be found a great convenience to smokers, whether used withor without a frictional tip, as in either case it is very readilyignited, and ignites the entire end of the cigar.

The tip may be formed by saturating the end of the cigar with collodion,instead of applying the saturated. tip, Without departing from thespirit of my invention.

I claim- 4 A tip for cigars, composed of a combustible comminutedmaterial or mixture, saturated with collodion, and thus rendered highlyoombustible, and at the same time adhesive.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specication in thepresence ot' two subscribing Witnesses.

FRANCIS BOURNE.

Witnesses:

SAML. M. BARTON, CHARLES F. BROWN.

